Leslie Tall Manning is an author of Adult and Young Adult novels. She started her writing career at Cal State Long Beach in the late nineties, when, as a theatre major, she took a playwriting class and, subsequently, a novel-writing workshop. Since then she has seen her work performed in the college arena as well as five of her books published.
In 2002, Leslie left Southern California for the sleepy South and considers North Carolina her home. Today, she is an award-winning novelist. Her Adult novel, Gaga, received a Self-e Library Journal Selection, and her YA novel, Upside Down in a Laura Ingall’s Town, received the Sarton Women’s Literary Award and the North Carolina Author Project Award.
When Leslie’s not hanging out with the characters in her head or conducting research for writing projects, she speaks at libraries, schools, and book clubs. As a former English teacher, she spends her evenings working as a private tutor, helping students become the best writers possible. Having the desire to combine her books with theatre, she is currently adapting her most recent novel, Knock on Wood, into a stage musical.
She is proudly represented by a favorite StoryBeat guest, Dr. Uwe Stender at the TriadaUS Literary Agency.
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WEBSITE:
* www.leslietallmanning.com
CHECK OUT THESE LESLIE TALL MANNING NOVELS
* Upside Down in a Laura Ingalls Town
* I am Elephant, I am Butterfly
* Knock On Wood
* Maggie’s Dream
* Gaga
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